Challenge Winner!

Congratulations!  Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge.

The winner is #7 Dawn

Please email us at the email address below, to claim your $25 Gift Voucher. 
Stay tuned for a new challenge commencing soon. 

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Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting,

Evelyn

Coming Soon........New from Echo Park 6 x 6" Paper pads

We can't wait, these gorgeous Echo Park Papers are soon to be available in 6 x 6" pads!
Perfect for your cards!
Be sure to keep an eye out for them.

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Evelyn

"Zoo-licious" Card by Sue

Hi Everyone,
Our DT Gal Sue has made a super sweet card to share, I hope you enjoy it.
Sue has used the Recollections "Zoo-licious" stamps & her Copics.
Isn't it just adorable?
Sue has also used THIS tutorial for the grass technique.

Products Used:
Cardstock: Xpress-it Blending Cardstock & Coffee
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Versafine - Onyx Black
Stamps: Hero Arts Clear - Essential Messages, Recollections Clear Stamps - Zoo-Licious
Copics:  G05, G07, G21, G28, R20, E31, E33, E35, E37, E37E55, E57, E79, YR12, YR15, YR21, YR24,YR68, Y11, Y13, Y15, B02
Accessories: Button, Orange Bakers Twine, Dimensional Magic, MFT Die-Namics - Clouds, Copic Air Brush System and Compressor, Xpress it - Mask it

Tutorial:
Stamp the animals and the ‘Zoo’ sign onto Xpress it blending cardstock using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Colour with copics and carefully cut out.
Add the grass to Xpress it blending card stock, using this tutorial as a guide, trim to 145mm x 100mm.
Add the sentiment.
Cut out some clouds of various sizes from the Xpress it – Mask it, Air brush with the B02 marker.
Layer this onto a 150mm x 105mm piece of ‘Coffee’ cardstock.
Wrap the bakers twine around the card twice and secure with a button.
Adhere to a C6 card base.

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Evelyn

Curtain Call Card by Mariana

Hi Everyone,
Our DT Gal Mariana has made a very "dramatic" card to share, I hope you enjoy it.
Mariana has used the Graphic 45 Curtain Call Papers.

Products Used:
Papers: Graphic 45 Curtain Call Paper Pad 8" x 8"
Cardstock: Kraft cardstock
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Walnut Stain
Accessories: Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon, Glossy Accents, Red Bling, Feathers

Z Fold Card Tutorial:

Cut base card 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Score lengthways at 2" & 4"  then fold along score lines in a mountain valley fold.

Cut front panel 5" x3"

Score at 4 1/4" fold score line and tape to the back of the first panel

Sharing Ideas....Fab Finds!

You can find a good tutorial on Stamping with Vellum (courtesy of Penny Black Stamps) HERE

I hope you have time to give it a try, it's fun!

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Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting,

Evelyn

Layered Flowers Card by Sue

Hi Everyone,
Our DT Gal Sue has made another beautiful, elegant card to share, I hope you enjoy it.
Sue has used the Hero Arts "Essential Messages & Layered Flowers" Stamp sets.
Love it !

Products Used:
Cardstock: Kraft, Black
Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
Stamps: Hero Arts Clear- Essential Messages & Layered Flowers 
Paper: My Mind's Eye Paper Pad - Fine and Dandy - True Blue
Accessories: Black Twill ribbon, Button, Sew Easy Black Floss,  Die-namics Open Scallop Border Die.

Tutorial:
Cut black cardstock 105mm x 147mm (C6 size)
Cut Kraft cardstock 100mm x 142mm, the orange DS paper from the True Blue paper pack 100mm x 85mm.
Cut an additional strip of the orange DS paper, run through your die cutting machine with the open scallop die, trim to 100mm in length.
Layer the orange rectangle and the die cut strip on to the Kraft, cover the join with black twill, add an additional 2 loops of ribbon (cut 40mm lengths looped)
Layer onto the black cardstock and then onto a C6 card base.
Stamp two flowers onto the yellow DS paper and one onto the orange, cut out as pictured.  To add more height and interest use foam tape in between each flower layer. 
Stamp two leaves on the white based DS paper, trim.

To make the centre of the flower, cut lengths of the Black floss, (10-20mm) separate each thread.  Add a small amount of glue to the centre of the flower and randomly, trimming where necessary.  Attach the button in the middle.
Attach a small piece of foam tape near the tip of each leaf. Layer the flowers and the leaves in the center of the card, once secured bend up the sides of the leaves to add more interest.
Finish off with a sentiment & you are done!

Sharing Ideas....

 

 

   

Video Tutorial ....How to make a Gift Bag with Half Cut Technique(courtesy of the very talented Becca Feeken)

(Watch the video on our blog or You tube) 

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Evelyn

New Couture Creations Embossing Folders - Just arrived!

JUST ARRIVED!

8 Beautiful New Couture Creations 5" x 7" Embossing Folders and

at only $9.95 each for a large Embossing Folder

That's great value!

At this price you could get one of each!

Click HERE to purchase yours.

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Evelyn

 

Tim Holtz / Ranger Distress Stains......Now in Stock!

Watch Tim Holtz in action demonstrating his new Ranger Distress Stains

(Watch the videos on our Blog or You Tube)
Videos courtesy of Scrap Time.






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Evelyn

Flutterby Card by Sue

Hi Everyone,
Our DT Gal Sue has made a beautiful butterfly card to share, I hope you enjoy it.
Sue has used the "Antique Engravings & Essential Messages" Clear Stamp sets from Hero Arts to create this lovely card. So Stylish!

Products Used:
Cardstock: Straw, Xpress-it Blending Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black
Stamps: Hero Arts Clear Stamps - Essential Messages & Antique Engravings
Paper: Pink Paislee - Queen Bee
Copics:  Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08, C1
Accessories: SEW Easy Stitching Tool with the Zig Zag head,  Die-namics Jumbo Scallop Border Die, Nestabilities Labels 10,  Clear rhinestones (coloured with Y08 copic), buttons, GütermannThread 106,
We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper Tool.

 Tutorial:
Cut Straw cardstock to make a 150mm x 150mm card,  round the bottom 2 corners with the corner chomper.
Cut striped paper from the Queen Bee pack, 70mm x 150mm, adhere to the right side of the card.
Cut polka dot paper 90mmx 150mm, run this through your Die cutting machine using the die-namics scallop die, scalloping each side, trying to match the scallop placement on each side.
Cut the floral paper 45mm x 150mm, run some double sided tape down the centre of the reverse side and adhere to the scalloped piece.  **Adding tape where you are going to use the Sew Easy, will affect the successful piercing of the holes.**
Insert the Zig Zag head into the Sew Easy.
Roll the Sew Easy over the joins to make the stitching holes.
Take you needle (1 comes with the Sew Easy handle) and your thread of choice and stitch away.
When you have finished all the stitching, mount this to the card base with double sided foam mounting tape.
Using the ledger paper in the Queen Bee pad, cut out a label with theLlabels 10 (for this one I have used #3 - #1 being the smallest), Cut a 1/2 one from Straw cardstock too, you will only see one end.
Stamp the sentiment from the Hero Arts Essential Messages set,  on to the 1st label, layer as pictured.
Stamp the butterflies from the Hero Arts Antique Engraving on to Xpress it blending cardstock, colour with copic markers and carefully cut out.
Add the butterflies to the card with foam mounting tape
Thread a button with the same thread used for the stitching and tie in a bow.
For the final touch, add a little sparkle with some rhinestones to match, for the ones on this card I have used silver ones and coloured them with the Y08 copic marker.

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Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting,

Evelyn

Coming Soon.........Delightfully Detailed Doilies Dies

Hi Everyone,
Be sure to keep an eye out for these beautiful new dies, we have ordered seven different gorgeous Doily Dies & hope to have them before too long!
They suit most major Brands of Die Cutting machines, & are used just like a Spellbinder, Quickutz or MFT Die.

Delightfully Detailed Doilies Dies
(Watch the video on our Blog or You tube)


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Evelyn

New Silhouette Fabric Interfacings

The new Silhouette Fabric Interfacings have just arrived !
Now the Silhouette makes it easy for you to design and create with Fabric using their new Fabric Interfacings.
There are two types: Clean Cut & Sewable (for items that to be sewn or stitched).

Check them out in the store HERE 

Check out the Fabric Tutorial Courtesy of Silhouette  HERE

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Evelyn

A New Challenge Has Started!

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to our next Scrapbook Boutique challenge. Thank you so much to everyone who entered our last challenge.

We thought this time it might be fun to have a  button challenge. (Please note: This challenge is only open to Australian residents with an Australian delivery address - sorry we do not ship Internationally.)

The Inspiration :

The Challenge :

Create a project that has at least three buttons on it.

The project can be a card, a scrapbook layout or off the page project......it's totally up to you!

Stamps :NO Digital stamps please

The Prize :

One randomly chosen winner will win a $25 Scrapbook Boutique Gift Voucher.

Challenge Rules:

Your entry MUST

*be newly created following the current challenge guidelines

*link back to Scrapbook Boutique Blog

*not cross-promote any other events or other businesses unrelated to us

*not be entered in to more than three challenge sites

*you must be an Australian resident with an Australian delivery address (sorry)

You may enter as many times as you like. But, in the interest of fairness, we will remove any entries that do not follow our simple guidelines and/or those entries shall not be eligible for prizes.

Thanks for understanding and playing along!

We look forward to seeing your creations.

Challenge Closes : Midnight, Sunday 27th March 2011

How to Enter :

• Upload your card to your blog, click on your Blog's title, copy the URL, and add it to by clicking on the InLinkz button below
• OR
• If you don't have a blog you can still enter our challenge & play along by uploading your entry photo to a photo hosting site like Flickr or Photobucket & linking the URL of that hosted photo into InLinkz below.
• Tell your readers that you've created your project for the Scrapbook Boutique September Colour Challenge and link it back to this post to encourage your readers to play along as well.
• Leave us a comment
• Feel free to grab our challenge badge for your blog.

IMPORTANT : Please be sure to link your entry correctly, by clicking on the URL of your challenge entry post (not your actual blog ) & paste the link into InLinkz. 
Please leave a comment after linking.

Good Luck!





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Evelyn

Echo Park "Little Girl" Collection - Two Layouts by Mariana

Hi Everyone,
Our DT Gal Mariana has made two very cute layouts to share, I hope you enjoy them.
Mariana has used the Echo Park "Little Girl" Paper Collection Pack & I think both of her layouts are just adorable.

Adventure Girl Layout

Products Used:
Papers: Echo Park Little Girl 12x12 Paper & Accessories Collection Pack
Accents & Alphabet from the "Little Girl" Pack
Flowers: Petaloo Flora Doodles Jeweled Florettes
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Broken China
Cardstock: Olive, Yellow & Kraft & Pink

Beautiful Layout

Products Used:
Papers: Echo Park Little Girl 12x12 Paper & Accessories Collection Pack
Accents & Alphabet from the "Little Girl" Pack
Flowers: Petaloo Flora Doodles Jeweled florettes 
Ink: Tim Hotlz Distress ink Broken China
Ranger Stickles-Star Dust
Cardstock: Kraft, Teal

Sharing Ideas....

Lear how to make these cute handmade Lacey Flowers ( Video Courtesy of Becca Feeken)
(Watch the video on our blog or You tube)

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Evelyn

Layered Stamped Background Technique

Hi Everyone

I came across this fun stamping technique from Shari at Hero Arts & thought I would share it with you.
Have you tried stamping on watercolour paper?
It's fun, I hope you find some time to give it a go.

Watch the video (courtesy of Hero Arts)
(video viewable from our blog or You tube)

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Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting,

Evelyn